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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What deadline is Skeeter originally given for her book in chapter 12?
(a) December.
(b) January.
(c) March.
(d) February.

2. Why does Hilly express distaste at using Mrs. Leefolt's guest bathroom in chapter 1?
(a) It is the same bathroom the yard man uses.
(b) It is too small.
(c) It is the same bathroom the black maid, Aibileen, uses.
(d) It is dirty.

3. What is Skeeter's christian name?
(a) Hillary.
(b) Charlotte.
(c) Georgina.
(d) Eugenia.

4. What chronic condition does Skeeter's mother suffer from at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Multiple sclerosis.
(b) Diabetes.
(c) Cystic fibrosis.
(d) Stomach ulcers.

5. What does Mrs. Phelan tell the Whitworths Skeeter has been writing about in chapter 20?
(a) Jesus.
(b) The civil rights movement.
(c) Black maids working in white households in the south.
(d) Housekeeping hints.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does one of Aibileen's grown white children tell her he still does not drink coffee in chapter 7?

2. What one housekeeping skill is Celia Foote very bad at, as revealed in chapter 3?

3. Who gave Skeeter her nickname?

4. What is the Shinalator?

5. Who was Carl Roberts?

(see the answer key)

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